#Marriott hotels test replacing desk clerks with kiosks

#Marriott hotels test replacing desk clerks with kiosks

“#Marriott hotels test replacing desk clerks with kiosks” Desk clerks are poised to become the latest coronavirus casualty at some Marriott hotels. The world’s biggest hotel chain said it is testing automated kiosks equipped with touch screens that can check in guests and spit out room keys, as well as giant vending machines it calls…

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#Marriott names new CEO after death of Arne Sorenson

#Marriott names new CEO after death of Arne Sorenson

“#Marriott names new CEO after death of Arne Sorenson” Marriott International has named a new chief executive, a week after the death of its longtime CEO Arne Sorenson. Anthony “Tony” Capuano, a 25-year veteran at the world’s biggest hotel chain, will join the board of directors as he succeeds Sorenson, who died Feb. 15 at…

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#Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after cancer battle

#Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after cancer battle

“#Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after cancer battle” Marriott International’s longtime chief executive Arne Sorenson died on Monday, the company said. Sorenson, 62, had been battling pancreatic cancer and had reduced his work schedule on Feb. 2 to receive more aggressive treatment, the company said at the time. He was only the third…

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#Marriott says Trump ordered cease to Cuba hotel business

“Marriott says Trump ordered cease to Cuba hotel business” The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International to wind down hotel operations in Communist-run Cuba, a company spokeswoman told Reuters, extinguishing what had been a symbol of the US-Cuban detente. Starwood Hotels, now owned by Marriott, four years ago became the first US hotel company to…

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